Ellupanatham

Elupanatham or Ilupanatham is a village Gram panchayat in Salem district, Thalaivasal block in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Elupanatham
Gram panchayat
Elupanatham Location in Tamil Nadu, India Elupanatham Elupanatham (India)
Coordinates: 11.479172°N 78.734552°E / 11.479172; 78.734552
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Government
• president	Rajavel [Ellupanatham Panchayat]
• MP	Pon. Gautham Sigamani Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency)
• MLA	A. Maruthamuthu Gangavalli (State Assembly Constituency)
Elevation	576 m (1,890 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,834
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	636 116
Telephone code	04282
Vehicle registration	TN 27
Website	www.salem.tn.nic.in/aprofile.htm

Ellupanatham is about eight kilometres south of Thalaivasal towards Veeraganur.

History

Ellupanatham was part of the Magadai Mandalam as of 1190 AD. Probably, during the Palaiyakkarar rule. The village is probably named due to presence of large number of Illupai Madhuca longifolia tree.

Borders

Kamakkapalayam, Puliyankurichi, Vellaiyur, Veeraganur, Naavazlur, & Veppampuundi.

Education

• Govt Middle School
• Ramakrishna Matriculation School

Transport

• Ellupanathem bus route is linked to Attur, Kallakurichi, Veeraganur, Thalaivasal, and Perambalur
• The nearest railway stations are located at Attur, Chinna Salem.
• The nearest airport is Trichy Airport (India), about 85 km away
• Thammampatti to Chennai bus available at (9:30 PM at Elupanatham Bus stop Daily).
• 6 hours travel to Chennai, Coimbatore, Bangalore

Temples

• Maduraiveeran temple
• Kaliamman temple
• Mariamman temple
• Murugan temple, Puththu Mariamman temple, Iyappan Swamy temple